 Microsoft Office |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 18 | 17 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 19 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.019 % |
| As % of the category below | 61.11 % | 22.62 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 10 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £308 | £270 |
| Average daily rate | £317 | £270 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £325 | £270 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £246 | £252 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.25 | £13.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.88 | £13.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.50 | £13.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.43 | £15.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.91 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 84 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.024 % | 0.085 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 54 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £309 | £251 |
| Average daily rate | £315 | £256 |
| % change on same period last year | +23.35 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £322 | £260 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £299 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.50 | £13.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.42 | £13.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.19 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.33 | £13.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.01 | £18.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.13 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Office across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
